Egypt’s military rulers will seek to suspend the Camp David peace accord with
Israel in order to launch a major counter-terrorist offensive against
Islamic extremists in the lawless Sinai peninsula.

Jihadist groups have sought to exploit the political crisis in Cairo by
launching attacks against Egyptian and Israeli targets in Sinai over recent
days.

The Egyptian army, which ousted the Islamist President Morsi last week, is
poised to send thousands of extra troops into the region to crush the threat
from terrorists, including al-Qaeda affiliates. The operation is expected to
begin within days.